White Sox 5, 
Cubs 1
| W: | M. Buehrle (6-6) |
| L: | S. Marshall (0-2) |
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .297 |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| D Lee 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .295 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .289 |
| G Soto DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| M DeRosa LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| H Blanco C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| R Cedeno 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .276 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| a-grounded to second for H Blanco in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Soto (21, M Buehrle); M DeRosa (14, B Jenks) RBI: R Cedeno (20) 2-out RBI: R Cedeno GIDP: R Cedeno, A Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ward 1, R Cedeno 2, K Fukudome 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: H Blanco. | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Marshall (L, 0-2) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 93-65 | 4.87 |
| J Ascanio | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30-17 | 4.76 |
| M Wuertz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 2.78 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 130-86 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Wuertz HBP: A Pierzynski (By S Marshall); N Swisher (By J Ascanio) Batters faced: S Marshall 28; J Ascanio 6; M Wuertz 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Marshall 8-8; J Ascanio 2-0; M Wuertz 0-1 Game Scores: S Marshall 59 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| J Dye RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .306 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .271 |
| N Swisher 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .295 |
| B Anderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .224 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| BATTING HR: C Quentin (19, 4th inning off S Marshall 0 on, 0 Out); B Anderson (4, 5th inning off S Marshall 1 on, 1 Out); J Thome (15, 8th inning off J Ascanio 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Quentin (61), B Anderson 2 (13), J Thome 2 (40) S: A Ramirez 2-out RBI: J Thome 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Cabrera 1, A Ramirez 3 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Crede (15, ground ball) DP: 4 (A Ramirez-N Swisher-O Cabrera, J Crede-A Ramirez-N Swisher 2, N Swisher-O Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Buehrle (W, 6-6) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 99-69 | 3.79 |
| S Linebrink (H, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 1.36 |
| B Jenks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 1.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 133-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Buehrle 28; S Linebrink 3; B Jenks 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 6-9; S Linebrink 2-0; B Jenks 1-1 Game Scores: M Buehrle 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | CHW | |||
 | 4th | C Quentin homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 5th | B Anderson homered to left center, N Swisher scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 7th | R Cedeno singled to center, M DeRosa scored, J Edmonds to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | J Thome homered to right, J Dye scored. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| JIM THOME'S HOME RUN IN THE EIGHTH INNING WAS THE 522ND OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER. THOME PASSED TED WILLIAMS AND WILLIE MCCOVEY FOR 16TH PLACE ON THE ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST. |
| CHICAGO CUBS MANAGER LOU PINIELLA WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 39,573 (97.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:34 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
MLB Scores
Sunday, June 29th 2008
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | in 12 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| San Francisco | 11 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Seattle | 9 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |